SEND Long read Identifying inclusion: Lessons for Labour from councils, charities and the sector The government wants a more inclusive school system. But how do you measure inclusion? We spoke to those already… Samantha Booth 17h Samantha Booth 17h Ofsted Questions for Ofsted over Mossbourne behaviour review Sector leaders also call the probe a ‘wake-up call’ for the government over the use of strict behaviour policies Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted should check SEND funding not plugging budget holes SEND system is on a ‘trajectory toward complete breakdown’ and ‘incremental change will not suffice’, warns NGA Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Free schools ‘Nightmare before Christmas’: 46 free school projects scrapped and 58 special schools in limbo DfE to divert cash to councils to create places instead as leaders question decision to can ‘ready to go’… Samantha Booth 2d Samantha Booth and with Lydia Chantler-Hicks, Jack Dyson, Ruth Lucas 2d News Four things we learnt from government data this week From child sexual exploitation rates to exam malpractice – Schools Week breaks down everything you need to know… Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d SEND Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report Helen Hayes says government must provide a ‘much more detailed response’ in the new year Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d SEND Schools lack resources to keep pupils with SEND – Ofsted Report reveals inconsistent support for pupils with SEND who are out of school and at risk of leaving Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Exams Ofqual: On-screen exams could be introduced by 2030 Ofqual says exam boards can submit proposals for two on-screen specifications for lower entry subjects Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d News Russell Hobby to become Labour peer – but will remain as trust CEO Former NAHT and Teach First leader plans to continue to lead TKAT while serving in House of Lords Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d Academies Success of top academy achieved ‘at too high a cost for some pupils’ Review details ‘isolating, shaming’ practices at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Jack Dyson 5d Jack Dyson 5d SEND Six things MPs heard about school transport this week Committee discusses how to get a handle on rising costs, as home-to-school transport bill reaches £2.3bn Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Schools Exclusive Income data to replace free school meals as trigger for disadvantage funding Government ‘will design new model’ for allocating the pupil premium and other disadvantage cash Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,015 Older
